Wigan Album

It was on Swan Meadow Road, opposite Coronation Street. It's now very overgrown with trees.

St James' has a square tower - the spire is that of the demolished St Thomas' church, off Caroline Street.

Could that spire not be Highfield?

Front row 3rd from left always known as Jimmy Oiler2nd row open neck shirt Ted Beckett on the right of him Jimmy Dawber, kneeling front row Jimmy Grundy,also on the picture Joe Ashcroft ,Joe Hurst,Charlie Tickle, my Dad Tom Penman Snr left hand side next to back row flat cap. Other names would be welcome.

I worked in No3 mill in the mid 60s. The green was between the end of the mill building, and Swan meadow road. Played on it a few times in the dinner hour.

Thanks Ron for this photo.My granddad,Ted Beckett is seated on the second row, second on the left. He was a very keen bowler and I think he also bowled for Trencherfield Mill.As a young girl I can remember him coming home when he had won, proudly showing the whole family his prizes.He was a fantastic man and we all thought the world of him.

The bowling club location was rear of Westwood Hotel at the junction of Corporation St access by bridge over the river Douglas. The old mill at the rear of the photo are in Chapel Lane.

Tom Jones who lived at 6 Fourteen Meadows Road, was the groundsman looking after the bowling greens. His wife Ruth Jones was the nurse at the factory. Does anyone remember them?

Just a correction,the photograph is Trencherfield Bowling Club.

Tom and Ruth Jones were my wife's great uncle and auntie.